Nearly a year after the tragic crash of Jeju Air 7C2216 at Muan Airport, South Korea's National Assembly has passed a bill to launch an independent investigation into the incident.
Nearly a year after the tragic crash of Jeju Air 7C2216 at Muan Airport, South Korea's National Assembly has passed a bill to launch an independent investigation into the incident.
According to a report from The Korea Herald on December 22, 2025, the investigation was started amid a delay of the release of the accident report by a government-backed investigation board.
The South Korean National Assembly's investigation will be conducted by a special parliamentary committee comprised of 18 members. For 40 days, the special committee will look closely into factors that may have been blamed for the crash, including the bird strike, the mound the jet crashed into and possible aircraft defects. In addition, the inquiry will also investigate whether government agencies “tried to cover up or downplay” anything found during the official investigation.
Jeju Air 7C2216 crashed at Muan Airport, South Korea on the morning of December 29, 2024. 7C2216 – operated by a Boeing 737-800 (registration HL8088) from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi to Muan in the southern South Korean province of South Jeolla – struck a wall at the end of the runway after attempting to land following a bird strike without its landing gear deployed. Of the 181 passengers and crew on board, 179 were killed.
The current investigation is led by South Korea's Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board. The agency has yet to produce a final report. An interim report is scheduled to be released in January.
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